{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-155.1025","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 155.1025","heading":"EXPEDITED PROCESS FOR CERTAIN APPLICANTS.","body":"(a) The board shall adopt rules for expediting any application for a license under this subtitle made by a person who submits an affidavit with the application stating that:\n(1) the applicant intends to practice in a rural community; or\n(2) the applicant intends to practice medicine in a medically underserved area or health professional shortage area, designated by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, that has a current shortage of physicians.\n(b) The board shall notify the Texas Department of Health on receipt of an application for expedited processing under Subsection (a)(2).\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1293, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2001. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 143, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 609, Sec. 17, eff. Sept. 1, 2003; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 9.006(o), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.\nAmended by:\nActs 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 880 (H.B. 1973), Sec. 5, eff. June 15, 2007.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE B. PHYSICIANS","CHAPTER 155. LICENSE TO PRACTICE MEDICINE","SUBCHAPTER C. CERTAIN TEMPORARY OR LIMITED LICENSES OR PERMITS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.155.htm#155.1025","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"5cb9a62e77d07978a1027096bab02bdeb5f237f15fcd285fdbcc0c09cae6c7be","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-155.1015","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-155.103"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}